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Spinach

Spinacia oleracea

A Persian green that bolts when the days lengthen — cook a pile, because it vanishes in the pan.

Flavor

Green, mineral, a little iron. Young is tender; old is sand and stem.

Symptoms

fatigue, constipation

In favor

Fast from seed

Against

Bolts in heat

Grow lab

Yes

Days to harvest

30–45 days to a first cutting

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